Local milk consumption rises to 210 tonnes yearlyBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporterAnnual consumption of domestic milk amounted to 210 tonnes last year, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday, as it unveiled a “Taiwan milk” label. The new “Taiwan milk” label for domestically produced milk is displayed at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Up to 85 percent of domestically produced milk is sold as fresh milk for household consumption, he said. Association president Wu Yung-chiang (吳永強) said the association organizes exhibitions and competitions to help increase domestic milk products’ visibility through sales channels and among consumers. Such efforts boosted consumption of domestically produced milk from 30 tonnes to 210 tonnes annually, he said.
